Luis Enrique Quotes

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

I want to be the goal scorer and the play maker out there. I have been doing that all my life.

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.

I like to win, I like to compete and I like to sack the quarterback. I imagine there's a team out there looking for that.

I'm just a normal young lad who plays football.

That's the nicest part of football; you can't do everything to stop a player.

I like Jorginho, the way he plays and passes.

Ronaldo certainly scores goals, but I do too. He certainly scores more than I do, but we don't have the same style.

Usually, the most intelligent player is a midfielder.

I'd hate to be the sort of player who people just regard as being tall and only good for winning headers.

My main focus is playing football and giving it all I got. I'm trying to go out there and make plays and help my team win.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

Pogba is a midfielder who has all the qualities. When you are a midfielder you normally have some special qualities but he has everything.

Sometimes, as a former football player, we have to go into that away game and silence the crowd. And just let them know I am the man. I'm going to be here for a long time.

Now Rubio, I like the way he plays. He's a very skilled player.

I want to be the greatest player who has ever been at my position, the greatest player who has ever played.

Jorginho is really suitable to the way I like to play. He is a player that has many good sides to him. He wants to work hard, and he's very fast in moving the ball, which is important for us, although there is also Cesc Fabregas, who has the same potential as Jorginho.

All the top guys are complete players, and if I'm not, I won't be there.

If I can run, I'm not going to sit out any game. I'm here to play football, not to watch and collect a check.

I think the hardest to replace has been Johnny Collins. He was great to play with. You could always rely on him to be available for a short pass, allowing you time to clear a ball. He would never give the ball away.

I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.